Power is shared, but federal is supremeWashington D.C., Springfield, McLean County, and BloomingtonFederal, state, and local

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Power is shared, but federal is supremeWashington D.C., Springfield, McLean County, and BloomingtonFederal, state, and local------------------------------------------

Levels of government

1776Written by Thomas JeffersonRatified in Philadelphia on July 4Describes duties of citizenship“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”

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1776Written by Thomas JeffersonRatified in Philadelphia on July 4Describes duties of citizenship“Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”------------------------------------------

Declaration of Independence

Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religionIllinois protects against housing and employment discriminationFederal = first ten amendmentsLimits government power and describes freedoms of citizens

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Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religionIllinois protects against housing and employment discriminationFederal = first ten amendmentsLimits government power and describes freedoms of citizens------------------------------------------

Bill of Rights

Appointment and veto powersPresident and governorEnforces laws

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Appointment and veto powersPresident and governorEnforces laws------------------------------------------

Executive

Rules on issues of constitutionalityFederal members receive life termsDistrict/ Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme levelsInterpret laws

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Rules on issues of constitutionalityFederal members receive life termsDistrict/ Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme levelsInterpret laws------------------------------------------

Judicial

U.S. benefits from the elastic clauseCongress = U.S. House and SenateGeneral Assembly = Illinois House and SenateMakes laws

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U.S. benefits from the elastic clauseCongress = U.S. House and SenateGeneral Assembly = Illinois House and SenateMakes laws------------------------------------------

Legislative

1920 passageGoal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848SuffragettesGuaranteed women the right to vote

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1920 passageGoal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848SuffragettesGuaranteed women the right to vote------------------------------------------

Nineteenth Amendment

1868Reconstruction effort to protect freed slaves after the Civil WarNot originally enforced due to Jim Crow laws, but used to stop discrimination after Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954Demands ‘equal protection’ for all under the law

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1868Reconstruction effort to protect freed slaves after the Civil WarNot originally enforced due to Jim Crow laws, but used to stop discrimination after Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954Demands ‘equal protection’ for all under the law---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fourteenth Amendment

Henry ClayGreat and 3/5 settled issues in Philadelphia in 1787Agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute

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Henry ClayGreat and 3/5 settled issues in Philadelphia in 1787Agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute------------------------------------------

Compromise

1789 and 1970Can be changed with amendmentsWritten plan of governmentDefines the government structures of the U.S. and Illinois

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1789 and 1970Can be changed with amendmentsWritten plan of governmentDefines the government structures of the U.S. and Illinois------------------------------------------

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